diff --git a/loopy/isl_helpers.py b/loopy/isl_helpers.py
index b876513f754209f7ff498f4b9243a9ac54cce7f8..3c429b03214e9a8f00bca899c4eb55f3fa77266f 100644
--- a/loopy/isl_helpers.py
+++ b/loopy/isl_helpers.py
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ def boxify(cache_manager, domain, box_inames, context):
     domain = domain.move_dims(
             dim_type.param, n_old_parameters, dim_type.set, 0, n_nonbox_inames)
 
-    result = domain.universe_like()
+    result = domain.universe(domain.space)
     zero = isl.Aff.zero_on_domain(result.space)
 
     for i in range(len(box_iname_indices)):